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• v  force somebody to do something
• v  commit in order to fulfill an obligation
• v  bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
• a  caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
  felt obligated to repay the kindness
  was obligated to pay off the student loan

• Mark Alexander, a Dallas attorney, says he's ethically obligated to do what's best for his clients, "and that includes saving them money.
• The questions range from the simple to the provocative and some are best not asked in person (unless you want to ask your date whether she thinks women are obligated to shave their .
• Users are not obligated to put ads on their pages, Rusenko adds, but they can if they want to by adding an "AdBrite ads" element to their pages.

• compel
• oblige
• obligate
• bind
• hold

• unobligated

News & Articles

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• Fitch Upgrades Immanuel Obligated Group's (Nebraska) 2010 Revs to 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
  Fitch Ratings has upgraded the following bonds issued on behalf of the Immanuel Obligated Group to 'AA-' from 'A-':
  June 14, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Fitch Downgrades Doctors Community Hospital (MD) Revs to 'BB+'; Outlook Revised to Stable
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has downgraded to 'BB+' from 'BBB-'the following bonds issued by Maryland Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority issued on behalf of Doctors Community Hospital: --$82,670,000 fixed rate bonds, series 2010 --$66,180,000, fixed rate bonds, series 2007A Fitch's analysis is based on Doctors Community Hospital and Subsidiaries (DCH). The obligated ...
  June 14, 2013 - Business Wire
• Diocese was obligated to reveal sex-abuse allegations against priest, lawyers argue
  Attorneys for William Picher, of Augusta, who accused a priest of sexually abusing him as a child, argued before Maine's highest court Tuesday over whether the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland was obligated to disclose that the priest was later accused of abusing other children.
  June 12, 2013 - Morning Sentinel

Quotes

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• Glenn in Forbes
  I don't want folks to venture out because we're having church and they feel obligated,the Rev. Glenn Mortimer said after calling off services at Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church in Wakefield, Mass.
• Fabio Cannavaro in The Canadian Press
  With four stars on your chest, you feel obligated to win. It's only natural to feel pressure but we were too afraid. I saw it in the faces of my teammates,Cannavaro said.
• John Conyers in International Herald Tribune
  You are obligated to answer each question completely and truthfully,Conyers, a Democrat, replied sternly.